Highest-paying Cities for Floor Sanders and Finishers

The top 62 highest paying cities for floor sanders and finishers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of floor sanders and finishers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $75,350, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is the highest paying city for floor sanders and finishers. It is followed by Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California (average annual salary $73,790). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of floor sanders and finishers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 62 Highest-paying cities/areas for Floor Sanders and Finishers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$75,350	$33,310	310
2	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$73,790	$36,470	50
3	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$72,470	$55,210	40
4	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$64,190	$31,820	160
5	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$63,050	$55,120	300
6	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$56,390	$41,810	n/a
7	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$56,040	$37,180	90
8	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$55,570	$27,210	40
9	St Louis, Missouri	$50,760	$23,660	60
10	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$50,560	$40,990	n/a
11	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$49,120	$32,260	40
12	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$48,910	$37,350	110
13	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$48,760	$34,480	490
14	Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$47,980	$41,210	n/a
15	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$47,440	$42,140	40
16	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$47,200	$33,970	n/a
17	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$46,910	$32,940	200
18	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$46,760	$40,750	n/a
19	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$46,590	$32,600	n/a
20	Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska	$46,060	$36,230	n/a
21	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$45,460	$34,050	100
22	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$44,960	$38,690	n/a
23	Memphis, Tennessee	$44,190	$28,630	40
24	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$44,070	$31,480	130
25	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$42,050	$33,250	130
26	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$40,670	$31,280	80
27	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$40,390	$34,260	n/a
28	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$40,220	$25,850	n/a
29	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$40,160	$24,290	210
30	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$38,840	$28,780	60
31	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$38,270	$24,960	n/a
32	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$38,220	$28,510	110
33	Asheville, North Carolina	$37,980	$28,580	n/a
34	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$37,840	$37,170	90
35	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$37,480	$24,230	50
36	Colorado Springs, Colorado	$37,370	$32,500	90
37	Boulder, Colorado	$36,780	$29,590	40
38	Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Maryland	$36,330	$27,790	120
39	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$36,280	$28,990	n/a
40	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$36,200	$23,110	n/a
41	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$35,420	$25,940	n/a
42	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$35,130	$31,040	n/a
43	Richmond, Virginia	$34,760	$25,700	150
44	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$34,650	$22,660	n/a
45	Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$33,150	$23,850	80
46	Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina	$32,520	$20,940	50
47	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	$32,440	$26,760	n/a
48	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$32,160	$21,870	n/a
49	Wilmington, North Carolina	$31,920	$23,930	30
50	Green Bay, Wisconsin	$30,600	$27,140	n/a
51	Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$28,600	$28,040	40
52	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$28,440	$22,360	40
53	Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$28,400	$20,710	n/a
54	Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$28,010	$18,830	n/a
55	Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina	$26,810	$16,840	50
56	Albuquerque, New Mexico	$25,750	$21,420	n/a
57	Kansas City, Missouri	$24,600	$20,560	n/a
58	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$23,750	$18,470	110
59	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas	$23,300	$20,550	90
60	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, Missouri	$22,740	$20,190	40
61	Rockford, Illinois	$19,590	$18,280	40
62	San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, Puerto Rico	$18,120	$16,040	30

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